Hello!
I know a guy who was laying subfloor on the joists in his new house and... well, I don't know how he managed it, but after laying two rows, he saw that the text "this side up" on the panels was not facing up at all. Does this actually matter? They're glued and screwed according to all the rules otherwise.
Pretty clumsy guy, by the way...
Grateful for an answer, I... hrmm... he... was planning to continue laying panels tonight but doesn't want to go on until it's certain that it's okay.
I know a guy who was laying subfloor on the joists in his new house and... well, I don't know how he managed it, but after laying two rows, he saw that the text "this side up" on the panels was not facing up at all. Does this actually matter? They're glued and screwed according to all the rules otherwise.
Pretty clumsy guy, by the way...
Grateful for an answer, I... hrmm... he... was planning to continue laying panels tonight but doesn't want to go on until it's certain that it's okay.
Hmm...
It probably has some significance; otherwise, they wouldn't have written "this side up" on one side. I would do as in my signature. Alternatively, try to tweak it with a seam so that at least the rest is right.
/pinebar
It probably has some significance; otherwise, they wouldn't have written "this side up" on one side. I would do as in my signature. Alternatively, try to tweak it with a seam so that at least the rest is right.
/pinebar
Byggelit's floor chipboard has that text, but "not och spont" are symmetrical so in that case it doesn't matter.
Spontaneously, I also find it hard to see that it would matter, regardless of what the milling in the joint looks like. When the boards are glued together, the joint is surely strong enough.
Spontaneously, I also find it hard to see that it would matter, regardless of what the milling in the joint looks like. When the boards are glued together, the joint is surely strong enough.
I had to call the first chipboard factory and check, and it was as I suspected: the tongue and groove is slightly asymmetrical, so when it's pressed together, there's still a gap on the underside to make it easier to get a tight joint on the top side. So, I have the gap (about 0.5 mm) facing up, which would only matter if you're laying sheet vinyl, but we're putting down a more robust top floor, so it doesn't matter. The strength apparently isn't affected at all by laying it upside down, and that feels like the most important thing...
I was a bit worried that the upper floor would be full of carpenters laughing themselves to death today when we came to continue. A bit of an embarrassing story this...
Thanks for the answers anyway, this forum is worth its weight in gold.
I was a bit worried that the upper floor would be full of carpenters laughing themselves to death today when we came to continue. A bit of an embarrassing story this...
Thanks for the answers anyway, this forum is worth its weight in gold.
Yes, if you manage to place one up and one down, then you'll need to use a big sledgehammer to fit the tongue and groove together.ossie k said:
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I just experienced exactly what is written about above (no point in blaming a friend 
).
After half the floor was done, I saw the text "this side up" ... what the f*ck, I thought.
I went online to search, and then this thread made me a bit calmer.
We’ll see how it goes with the last row ... but I don't think it's that critical since I'm going to have parquet over it afterward.
Thanks for these comments.
).After half the floor was done, I saw the text "this side up" ... what the f*ck, I thought.
I went online to search, and then this thread made me a bit calmer.
We’ll see how it goes with the last row ... but I don't think it's that critical since I'm going to have parquet over it afterward.
Thanks for these comments.
Hi.
I've also practiced turning them upside down. Because when I laid floor chipboard a few years ago, it said "this side up." Now this week when I was about to do it again, it was a different manufacturer for the boards and it actually said "this side down."
Thought I'd lay the floor before the electrician comes to hide my sins and avoid the embarrassment
I've also practiced turning them upside down. Because when I laid floor chipboard a few years ago, it said "this side up." Now this week when I was about to do it again, it was a different manufacturer for the boards and it actually said "this side down."
Thought I'd lay the floor before the electrician comes to hide my sins and avoid the embarrassment
... who has just installed a bathroom with the flooring upside down. I hope and believe that it doesn't matter. The load-bearing capacity can't be affected anyway.
Placing "This side up" face down is at least less revealing than if one (the friend) makes a mistake with "This side down"